A Study on Ameliorating Indian Engineering Students’ Communication Skills in Relation With CEFR
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1206.17Keywords:
communication skills, CEFR level, grammar translation method, language proficiency, listening, speaking, productive learningAbstract
In the globalized world, English is known as the International language. The engineering professionals have to possess good communication skills to be successful in their career. Communication skills have become one of the employability skills in current scenario. The communication skills of today’s engineering professionals are considered to be in the beginner level (in Tamilnadu, India) in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) that is to test the ability of individual’s language proficiency. This may be due to the lack of interest in enriching the listening and speaking skills. This study focuses on enhancing the standard of the communication skills by improving the listening and speaking skills.
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